Do you want to help shape Mental Health services in Haringey?
We are looking for dedicated individuals with lived experience of mental health to join our Lived Experience Advisory Group. This group will play a vital role in shaping our services for 2025 and beyond, ensuring we continue to provide meaningful, effective mental health support. If you’re 18 or older, live in Haringey, and can commit to monthly meetings, we invite you to join us in this important work. Your voice and insights can help transform mental health care in our community.
- As a member, you’ll receive training, including Mental Health First Aid, ongoing support, and gift card remuneration for your time.
- To express interest in becoming a member of our Lived experience advisory group, please send a short expression of interest (max 500 words) stating why you are interested in this voluntary role and what skills and attributes you aim to bring, to Lynette Charles – CEO (lynette@mih.org.uk).
- The deadline for applications is Friday 28th February 2025.
For more information, please read the recruitment pack here.
Community Cook Up
Location: Neighbourhood Resource, Northumberland Park
When: Ongoing
Hours : 3 hours a month minimum
Role description
Based in North East Tottenham, Northumberland Park Community Cook Up brings residents of all cultures, generations and walks of life together, to cook and eat healthy food. CCU promotes a sense of belonging, social inclusion and well-being with a free nutritious meal, a warm welcome, a listening ear, lively conversation, and
Volunteers will need to have some skills in one or more of the following: support work, advice and signposting, form filling, group work, arts and crafts for groups. You should feel positive about working in a person-centred way with people of diverse backgrounds and needs.
To apply, please email Alison Davy at CommunityCookUp@gmail.com
HopeC
Location: Wood Green Library
When: Ongoing
Hours : 3 hours
House of Polish & European community provides a warm welcome to people from Poland and other European countries. Get in touch for a chat over tea or to get help with a specific query. They provide support in various languages, namely Polish, French & English. With advance booking, interpreters can be arranged for other languages.
Coffee Mornings Mondays 10 to 12 at Wood Green Library
If you are interested in the work Hopec do please email Monika@hopec.org.uk to apply
YouvsYou
Location : The Trampery, 639 High Road, London, N17 8AA
When : Ongoing
Hours : 3 hour
You vs You is a positive approach to support the development of all young people. Youvsyou aims to support people to have bright futures, enjoy fulfilling lives and realise their potential through positive relationships and exciting opportunities. it Plans to create communities that enable young people to thrive and flourish to be hopeful, focused and successful.
Wednesdays: Social Football for adults and youth 4pm to 6pm and 7pm to 9pm
One Day a month: Ice skating with the youth
One day a month: Swimming with the youth
One day a month: Visiting London landmarks
If you’re interested in volunteering please contact a.mohammed@youvsyoultd.co.uk
4U2, Sewn Together
Location: Chestnut community centre
When: Ongoing
Hours: 3hrs
4U2 a multi-themed quarterly Newsmag with a real human interest. Aims to provide honest, fun practical, content for the community to share informative news and views in print and online. Sewn Together offers a range of activities at Chestnuts Community center, targeted to improve Mental health in the community and to reduce Social isolation.
Monday: Slow Stitch Meditation 6pm to 7:30pm
Tuesday: Multi-Craft & Conversation, 12pm to 2pm
To apply to volunteer please email info@4u2newsmag.com
TCCA
Location : 628-630 Green Lanes London N8 OSD
When : Ongoing
Hours : 3 hours
TCCA, provides culturally, linguistically, and religiously sensitive services to Turkish Cypriot and Turkish people residing in the UK. As an organisation it bridges gaps in inequality and poverty, via the development of needs led projects.
TCCA facilitate workshops on themes such as stress, loneliness, bereavement, wellbeing, relationship breakdown, domestic violence, abuse, mental health caused by debt, long term physical health conditions, unemployment leading to mental health issues.
To apply to volunteer with TCCA please email info@tcca.org
